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Hints for Rethinking Communities of Practice in Public Administration: An Analysis from Real Practice

Hints for Rethinking Communities of Practice in Public Administration: An Analysis from Real Practice

Joaquín Gairín, David Rodríguez-Gómez, Aleix Barrera-Corominas
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781522500131|ISBN10: 1522500138|EISBN13: 9781522500148
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0013-1.ch006
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Gairín, Joaquín, et al. "Hints for Rethinking Communities of Practice in Public Administration: An Analysis from Real Practice." Organizational Knowledge Facilitation through Communities of Practice in Emerging Markets, edited by Sheryl Buckley, et al., IGI Global, 2016, pp. 114-135. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0013-1.ch006

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Gairín, J., Rodríguez-Gómez, D., & Barrera-Corominas, A. (2016). Hints for Rethinking Communities of Practice in Public Administration: An Analysis from Real Practice. In S. Buckley, G. Majewski, & A. Giannakopoulos (Eds.), Organizational Knowledge Facilitation through Communities of Practice in Emerging Markets (pp. 114-135). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0013-1.ch006

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Gairín, Joaquín, David Rodríguez-Gómez, and Aleix Barrera-Corominas. "Hints for Rethinking Communities of Practice in Public Administration: An Analysis from Real Practice." In Organizational Knowledge Facilitation through Communities of Practice in Emerging Markets, edited by Sheryl Buckley, Grzegorz Majewski, and Apostolos Giannakopoulos, 114-135. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0013-1.ch006

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Abstract

Communities of Practice (CoP) have become one of the most widely used strategies for promoting Knowledge Creation and Management (KCM) processes in Public Administration. This chapter is based on some of the practical research and consultancy carried out by the Organisational Development Team from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (http://edo.uab.cat) over the last 10 years, presenting some ideas to facilitate the introduction of improvements in the usual functioning of CoP in the public administration. Specifically, the purpose of this chapter is twofold: (1) to analyse the procedures of KCM by means of CoP in the public administration and through the intensive use of technology; and (2) to suggest elements which may allow us to rethink and improve CoP. The main results indicate that the most important factors in determining CoP participation are related in greater measure to personal processes (interest in change, curiosity, commitment to innovation, profile within the CoP) than to circumstances (professional category, age or seniority).

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